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Trump to cut short G7 visit, citing Middle East, after signing deal with Starmer – BBC

June 16, 2025 by quixnet

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have signed a tariff deal between the UK and the US at a meeting during the Group of Seven (G7) summit
Starmer calls the deal a "real sign of strength" between the nations
Earlier, the US president said expelling Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group in 2014, then called G8, was a mistake
It's the inaugural gathering for the world leaders, and the first since Trump returned to the White House
At the summit, Trump does not intend to sign the G7 statement on the Iran-Israel conflict, an official told the BBC's US partner, CBS News
A draft of the joint statement includes calls for de-escalation, language about monitoring Iran, and urges both sides to protect civilians
Welcoming G7 members, Carney said the world is looking at them for leadership and they are at "turning point in history"
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Watch: Trump mistakenly says trade deal reached with the EU after agreement with UK
Edited by Stuart Lau with chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue and Jessica Murphy at the G7 in Alberta
The White House says the US president is bowing out early from this G7 due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Certainly, much of the discussion here – on global security and trade – has been overshadowed by the deteriorating situation between Israel and Iran.
It's clear there were some rifts over a joint communique being fleshed out by the leaders and their aides – and whether there was consensus around a call for de-escalation.
Trump will stay for the traditional family photo and for a dinner, before heading back to Washington tonight.
It seems like Trump is bowing out a day early of this G7, after dinner with the fellow leaders.
“President Trump will return to Washington tonight so he can attend to many important matters,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on X.
Jessica Murphy
Reporting from the G7

We're getting a little more detail on this morning's meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
According to a readout of the meeting released by Carney's office, the "leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming 30 days".
As a reminder, earlier today the pair said there had been movement on talks between the countries despite – in Trump's words – the two men having "different concepts" on trade.
Trump's tariffs on the UK aerospace sector are set to be removed entirely as part of today's trade deal.
This is a win for companies like Rolls-Royce, the luxury car maker that is also a major manufacturer of aircraft engines.
All other countries face a baseline tariff of 10% on aerospace goods, including aircraft parts.
Sakshi Venkatraman
Live reporter

British cars like the popular Range Rover SUVs will no longer face a 25% levy in the US. The UK is the only country to have secured this kind of agreement with the US – but there's a catch.
The agreement presented by Starmer and Trump today establishes that 100,000 British automobiles can come into the US with a 10% tariff rate. Anything beyond that is subject to a 25% rate.
In a 12-month period up to the end of the third quarter of 2024, UK vehicle imports to the US were worth more than $12.2bn (£9bn), according to the UK trade department, external.
UK automaker Jaguar Land Rover exports almost a quarter of its cars to the US, and had previously said the deal would secure "greater certainty for our sector".
For car parts, the agreement is slightly different. Parts made in the UK that are for use in UK cars will also have tariffs go down from 25% to 10%, but in that instance, there's no quota.
British Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said this deal protects UK workers and businesses.
“We agreed this deal with the US to ensure jobs and livelihoods in some of our most vital sectors were protected, and since then we have been focused on delivering those benefits to businesses," he said.
Tariffs are taxes charged on goods bought from other countries.
Typically, they are a percentage of a product's value.
A 10% tariff means a $10 product would have a $1 tax on top – taking the total cost to $11 (£8.35).
Companies that bring foreign goods into the US have to pay the tax to the government.
They may pass some or all of the extra cost on to customers. Firms may also decide to import fewer goods.
Since beginning his second term, Trump has implemented sweeping tariffs on imports to the US, leading to retaliatory actions from others including China and Canada.
The unveiling of a signed tariff deal between the US and UK was not without some hiccups.
As US President Donald Trump opened the document to show the media, several pages spilled out on to the ground.
Trump then referred to the document as a "trade agreement with the European Union".
Starmer later clarified it was a deal between the US and the UK, saying it was "a good day for both our countries, a real sign of strength".
Natalie Sherman
New York business reporter

President Donald Trump has signed documents to reduce tariffs on UK cars being imported to the US, which will bring into force parts of a tariff pact agreed between the two countries last month.
Speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the move a "very important day" for both countries.
The pact was the first that the White House has announced since it imposed tariffs on various goods entering America from around the world earlier this year.
But a 10% levy remains in place on most goods, including cars, arriving to American shores from the UK.
Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent, reporting from the G7

At the end of the tariff deal announcement, I asked US President Donald Trump whether there are more deals to come.
"Yes. A lot of them," he said.
We now have some of the details of the US and UK's tariff deal.
Here are some points listed in the agreement, which was shared by the White House.

In response to a question about future tariffs, Trump says that the UK is "very well protected".
"You know why? Because I like them," Trump said, and Starmer laughed.
The president tells press that Starmer has done a great job by achieving a trade deal his predecessors had been trying to do for six years.
The press conference concluded with the two walking off together.
Trump is asked if he has spoken to Netanyahu.
He says he's in constant touch with Israel and that he thinks a nuclear deal with Iran will be signed soon.
"Iran would be foolish not to sign a deal," Trump says.
UK PM Starmer says it is a "really important agreement" with the US that includes car tariffs and aerospace.
It's a very good day for both our countries and a "real sign of strength", he adds.
Trump starts by introducing Starmer to the press as "the great Prime Minister of the UK".
The US president then holds up a document which the Prime Minister describes as "very important".
Trump says it's a trade agreement which is going to bring a lot of jobs and income to both countries. Trump says it's a deal with the EU, but it's likely he meant to say the UK.
We'll bring you more details on what that deal includes.
US President Donald Trump is now speaking with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Earlier, we heard from Trump and Canadian PM Mark Carney.
You can click Watch Live at the top of this page to follow along.
We are waiting to hear from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump who will speak to reporters shortly.
As a reminder, Starmer and Trump met in February at the White House with the US president accepting a rare second state visit to the UK from King Charles III. In early May, the two countries agreed to a trade deal.
You can watch their remarks by clicking Watch live at the top of this page
US President Donald Trump does not intend to sign the G7 statement on the Iran-Israel conflict, an official has told the BBC's US partner, CBS News.
A draft of the joint statement includes calls for de-escalation, language about monitoring Iran, and urges both sides to protect civilians.
The White House declined to confirm the reports, but said in a statement: "President Trump will continue to work towards ensuring Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.”
Jessica Murphy
Reporting from the G7

Canada's Mark Carney is clearly aware that President Donald Trump can take one shouted question from a journalist and run with it – and he's been politely making sure that doesn't happen.
Nearly every leader here in Kananaskis has had their moment in the hot seat in Donald Trump's Oval Office.
Those "sprays" in journalistic lingo are usually choreographed affairs capped by a firm handshake between leaders for the cameras before they take discussions behind closed doors.
Under Trump, they can spiral into any direction.
Twice today Carney has stepped in, once to “exercise my role as G7 chair” and move things along and once with a quip to Trump that "I think you’ve answered a lot of questions already”.
But he's also aware that Trump can grow frustrated with these multilateral confabs, and has been giving the president effusive praise.
"Nostalgia isn't a strategy, " he told G7 leaders in his opening remarks, as Trump sat to his left.
"We have to change with the times and build a better world. And some of you, such as you, Mr President, have anticipated these massive changes and are taking bold measures to address them."

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is now holding a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
The pair appeared briefly for the media but didn't speak to reporters.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former European Commission President Roy Jenkins attend the 1980 G7 Summit in Venice Italy.
The G7, or Group of Seven, is an informal organisation that includes the world's seven wealthiest democracies.
It was founded in 1975 when France hosted the first meeting.
The current members are the UK, the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Canada and Italy. The European Union is also represented.
Each year, the leaders meet for a summit, where they discuss pressing economic and geopolitical issues of the day and coordinate policy actions.
Topics can range from trade to the environment to nuclear safety.
Since the first summit in France, hosting duties have rotated between member countries. This is Canada's seventh time as host.
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